South of Sunnyside

A couple of weeks ago, I received a submission from the contact form at JRCollier.com:

Name Jack Walker
Email Jackwalker.001@gmail.com
Website http://www.google.com
Message We would like to get your website on first page of Google.
All of our processes use the most ethical “white hat” Search Engine Optimization techniques that will not get your website banned or penalized.
Please reply and I would be happy to send you a proposal.

Now, I’m a trusting person, and I guess I’m naive to the workings of this “internet” thing, so I politely replied:

Hi Jack,
Thanks for contacting me. I’m interested in seeing what you propose.
You listed your website as “Google” – do you work for Google? Will your proposal include a more targeted website that lists some of the others you’ve helped with “white hat” services?
Kind regards,
James

Surprisingly, Jack hasn’t gotten back to me. I hope this isn’t standard practice.

While I tend to have a little fun with things like this, it did remind me of other letters and communications I’ve sent out. And how they usually don’t generate responses—Danil Monteleone never got back to me, and the Sunnyside Property Owners Association have yet to give me a reason to join (though they sent a generic solitication letter).

Perhaps it was something I said?

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